Tiny times
Hello Friends,
Ankle to knee high and glassy before 0800 this morning at Dee Why. Wind was coming lightly from the SW under partly cloudy skies. Surf was in the ankle to knee high range at Dee Why. Swell at sea was 1.2 metres at 7 seconds from the SSE. Tide was low at 0640 and will be back to a swampy 1.8 metre high at 1310. There’s a 95% rain into the 20-35mm range today as we head to a high of 24C. Beachwatch says water quality is good everywhere but Manly where they’ve given it a “pollution possible” rating this morning. Water temp is on 21C.
It’ll be interesting to see what the Goat says later today about our prospects for this weekend. It definitely looks as though the energy is going ramp up…
Stay safe everyone!
Weather Situation
A weak trough has stalled about the Hunter coast and will weaken this morning. During today a low pressure system will form off the southern coast, driving strong south to southeasterly winds to the south of its centre and north to northeasterly winds to its north. The low is expected to linger about the southern Tasman Sea for several days, maintaining a general southerly flow along the coast.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- Northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending west to southwesterly in the morning then shifting east to southeasterly below 10 knots in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Friday 10 December
- Winds
- Variable below 10 knots becoming west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots before dawn then tending west to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the morning.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore by early evening.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Saturday 11 December
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots tending south to southwesterly 25 to 30 knots during the day.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon or evening.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
- Caution
- Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.